Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-05

hurt end the tears calne TO my eyes. for
do love mamma, even if"
''Wen, what do you do after drinking the
waterp interrupted In my business-like
way.
"Why, VIC all go to breakfast Then after
breakfast it's ten o'clock you know. and we
all sit on the balconies and hear the music
and read the newspapers. Sometimes the
flirting fellows try to hold our hands under
the newspapers. Now. yesterday morning,
Albert tried to- He leaned his face towards
mine. felt his mustache almost touch me
as he whispered such nice words in nv car.
He told me how he had longcd for an CD
portunity TO speak to me all alone. Then
was very happy, for knew he was going
TO say something very nice indeed, and"
'.And after the balcony discussion, what
nextf'
20, then we dress and pripk up for din
ner. And after dinner, it's live o'clock
now, you know, we all go TO drive We
drive to Moons lake and take lemonade.
over to the Geyser for glass of vichy, and
up to Woodlawn among the cottages
Mother, she scolds US about being so
worldly and rumpling So many white
dresses where it costs fifteen dollars to
wash them, and we girls look out sharp for
the fellows in their dog-carts and tandems
Albert took me out in his trap yesterday.
Such lovely horses, and Albert, wasn't he
lovely, too! We drove over on the old road
where nobody ever drives. Then we came
back by Lake Loncly-jus Albert and l,
you know, and the stupid tiger behind-and
Albert, he never talked 50 sensibly He
took my hand and said: Every father ought
TO give his daughter one hundred thousand
dollars on her marriage day. and said: 1t
would be real nice if they would do It-and
/ knew father would and then Albert
sighed and his lips came
"And what do you do in the eveningp' I
interrupted.
well, we just dance. Mother buys the
ball tickets and takes US in, you know and
sits and holds our things and talks scandal
with the other mothers. Then the follows,
all dressed just lovely, join US, and we slide
of into the waltz. We dress nice, too
How do you like this dress, Conncllys cut
dccollctte, cost two hundred and fifty. Eva
brought out ten new ones this summer
and six more to como. Well, as I
was saying, the fellows Join US and
we dance-and dance and dance. And
when we get tired and hot we promenade
out on the dark balcony in the wind. Last
night Albert he'd me so tight in the
waltz that l almost tainted. When he took
me out on the balcony to cool of, my face
was so red. Albert said II was because my
dress was so tight. guess Albert did it.
Then he commenced one of his sensible
talks about brides having dots. / agreed
with him, and told him was to have two
hundred thousand and then he put his arm
around me. / felt his hot check against
mine and"
Then after tho ball, y7a all retire, ac1t
your
mot much. We girls all go up to Sallie
Smiths room and talk it all over. The fell
lows say they arc going down to tho read
ing room but father, he's very blunt, father
is, and no says the profigatc dudes go down
TO the club house, drink champagne and
play on the green. Playing on the green
must be very innocent, but drinking wine
is awful. know Albert don't drink Why
last night he ate cardamon seeds all the
evening and said he ate them so that he'd
have no desire to drink. Oh, Albert is so
good and true, and he says il finances arc
oil right that we will be married in the ="
But must go now" / interrupted, and
then / went to my room and wrote down
just what the sweet fashionable girl said.